Susan Boyle

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The premier of Susan Boyle: Piers Morgan?s Life Stories will be shown on the TV Guide Network this Monday, January 10th at 8 PM EST/ 7PM CST!

James Fanscape, who is working to publicise the show, says: “In this special, Susan sits down with the Britain?s Got Talent judge who helped launch her to international fame to chat about the dramatic life events following the competition and her journey to become a global superstar. This extended interview event allows fans to get to know the woman Morgan describes as ?intelligent, eloquent, passionate, and incredibly endearing.?”

Here is a special 4-minute preview clip from the interview for you to check out:

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Susan Boyle is the first solo artist in history to top both the UK and US charts at the same time, twice, in under a year.

She reached the number one position in the UK with her second album ‘The Gift’ on Sunday, and on Wednesday she repeated her success stateside when her album topped the US charts.

Susan told the Daily Mail: “I’ve never felt happier in all my life. This is an amazing result and one I never expected.”

And Simon Cowell added: “I’m thrilled for Susan, she has once again defied the odds. She is my superwoman.”

Steve Barnett, who is the chairman of Columbia Records, Susan’s US record label, said: “The overwhelming positive response to Susan’s new album is a powerful testament to her unique talent. She’s able to touch the hearts of her fans around the world, who continue to show their loyal support and devotion.”

Susan Boyle?s second album, due to be released on November 9th, has topped the US charts on pre orders alone.

The Gift is number one on Amazon?s US music chart on pre-orders alone ? and it has only been available to pre-order in the US for one day. The album has however been available for pre-order from Amazon UK for several weeks now.

Susan’s album beat other artists to the top of the chart, including beating new releases from Taylor Swift, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Neil Young.

Amazon said that is it now the ?the season of Susan? and said the interest in our favourite lady was without precedent. “She has done phenomenally well going to the top of the chart in the US based on one day of pre-orders alone and she’s racing up the charts in the UK as well,? an Amazon spokesperson said. ?She has really captured the hearts of the nation, both here and in the States.”

Susan Boyle sold around 650,000 copies of her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream, last week in the US, bringing her total US sales so far to in the region of 2.5 million, and maintaining her number one position on the Billboard 200 for an amazing 4th successive week. Taylor Swift’s album has, to date, sold 2.7 million copies in the US. However, in the last week, Susan’s album sold approximately 650,000 copies, whereas Taylor Swift’s album sold 230,000 more copies.

Nevertheless, in the US, there are still two full sales weeks left and the highest selling album will not be known until January 3rd, 2010. With Susan Boyle is currently selling about three times as many copies of her album as Taylor Swift, will her sales surpass Taylor’s next week or the week after? I predict that they will.

In the meantime, I Dreamed A Dream is officially the second biggest selling album of the year in America, overtaking Eminem’s Relapse, according to Undercover.com.au.

Susan Boyle has really been enjoying her time in Tinsel Town, telling People it was ?very exciting.? Plus – guess what – she finally got to meet Donny Osmond: ?I?ve met my hero, Donny Osmond,?she giggled. (I wonder they talked about a duet?!)

?It is quite something to be in Hollywood,? she continued. ?This is a world I?ve never seen before and never dreamt that I would get to see.?

She explained that her journey from Blackburn in Scotland to A list celebrity status in Hollywood has been ?quite something,” adding that it was: “Nothing a woman like me was used to. I have found Americans to be incredibly warm and friendly and very open.?

In addition to filming Dancing with the Stars, Susan has been recording footage for her TV special which will be airing in December. She has also visited Univeral Studios.

Susan will soon be returning to the UK, but the Americans can fear not. Susan says: ?Everyone is so wonderful to me, I can’t wait to come back and visit again.?

Meanwhile, Donny Osmond spoke to “The Insider” about his meeting with Susan.? He said, “I took her some purple roses and we had a great visit. We sang songs together…She knew all of my songs…I sang a song to her and she sang it with me. It was really special.”

Susan Boyle is planning to visit the US in November, according to a report that appeared in today’s Daily Mirror. The US trip will take place before her debut album is released in the UK.

She is planning to sing at a number of public events in America, before releasing her album at the end of November. It is thought that Susan’s debut album will hit number one worldwide.

Simon Cowell believes that the US market is the most lucrative to Susan, so most of her efforts will be concentrated there.

A source told The Mirror: “We are really pleased with how she is doing and the album is now well on the way to being finished.

“Susan will be flying to America in November to give her fans there a treat for Thanksgiving. Initially there were plans for a single, but now it seems to be all about an album.”

Well Susan, from the correspondence I’ve been receiving I know that the Americans just **can’t wait** for you to get there!